Attachment for headlights



June 17, 1924.

Filed Feb. 28, 1925 INVENTOR ATTOR N EY WITNESS:

Patented June 17, 1924.

UNIT D stares PATENT oaaica.

GEORGE E. STEPHENS, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGl\TOR OF ONE-HALF TOEUGENE TWEED, OFSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR HEADLIGHTS.

Application filed February 28 1923. Serial No. 621,887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. STEPHENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments forHeadlights, of which the following is a specification? This inventionrelates to motor vehicle headlamps and has particular applicatlon to anattachment therefor, designed to add'to the attractiveness and'ornamentality of the headlamps, but being primarily intended as amedium by means of which the driver of the vehicle is informed wheneither of the headlamps is casually extinguished.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of. parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views, and

. wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a headlamp showing theattachment associated therewith. s

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the lamp and attachment. 5

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the attachment.

Referring to the drawin in detail 10 indicates the body of the hea lampsuch as are used on automobiles and in which body is arranged areflector 11 having associated therewith an electric light bulb 12, thereflector is spaced an appreciable distance from the body 10 of the lampand the attachment shown in Figure 3 is connected with said body.

The body is provided with an opening for the reception of theattachment, which consists of a cup shaped member 13 one end of which isclosed by a transparent element 14. This element is preferably in thenature of a glass lens which is suitably colored so that the light raysfrom the lamp will not in any way affect the vision of the driver. Inaddition to being suitably colored for this purpose the lens 14 isprovided with a monogram or design of any suitable character which-addsto the attractiveness and ornamentality of the headlamps proper. Whenthe attachment is associated with the lamp, the light rays are directedagainst the lens 14 through an opening 15 in the reflector l1, andinasmuch as the attachment is arranged so that it can be readily seenb'ythe driver of the vehicle, as a means for notifying the driver thatone or the other of the headlamps is extinguished.

The body portion of the attachment is passed through an opening in thelamp casing as illustrated, and held associated therewith in anysuitable-manner. This body portion is preferably threaded as at 17 andhas associated therewith a lock nut 18. When the nut is tightened, theflange 19 surrounding the lens 14 bears against the outer surface of thecasing as illustrated.

It is of course to be understood that while the attachment is shown andreferred to as a cup shaped member, it may be varied in shape and size,and otherwisev dealt with to increase its ornamental features withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Whi c it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvan tages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to haveit understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed and that such changes may be re sorted to when desired as fallwithin the sctipe of what is claimed.

aving thus described the invention, I

claim:

As an article of manufacture, a headlamp attachment comprising a hollowtubular member exterior] threaded and adapted to be passed through anopening formed in a lamp casing, an annular flan e formed on one end ofsaid member and adapted to contact the outer surface of the casing, anut threaded and adapted to be tightened thereon until it bears againstthe inner surface of said casing, whereby the tubular member is helddetachably associated with the lamp casing, and a transparent diskarranged within the tubular member and lying substantially in a planewith the lamp casing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE E. STEPHENS.

it is specially advantageous

